Homehttps://server7.kproxy.com/servlet/redirect.srv/sruj/smyrwpoii/p2/Sporthttps://server7.kproxy.com/servlet/redirect.srv/sruj/smyrwpoii/p2/Ryan Donato makes an instant impact as Wild stop the bleeding in New York – The Athletic

Ryan Donato makes an instant impact as Wild stop the bleeding in New York – The Athletic

NEW YORK – In making the decision to pull out the plug in seven years of Charlie Coyle in Minnesota, Paul Fenton wanted somebody with brashness, somebody hungry and, perhaps most importantly, somebody with a shooter's mentality.

At times, The Wild has a pass-happy bunch, a group of players who often seem confused and think that there's some sort of statistical category for style and making that one extra cute play.

Ryan Donato, on the other hand, loves to shoot Puck.

He has been a goal scorer at most every level of his entire life, so Fenton decided it was time to acquire the 22-year-old Boston Bruins prospect in exchange for Coyle with the hopes that Donato can score at the NHL

"I'm very much in favor of getting people who want to shoot the puck instead of looking for passes all the time," the Wild general manager said Thursday morning.

Fast forward to Thursday night, and Donato, playing a left wing on a line with a fellow youngsters …